Editing Armed Forces of Honduras (section)

=== Mid 19th centrury ===
The second stage of the Armed Forces is between the years 1842 and 1876 when the collective uniform emerged in the mid-1840s when the troops of General José Santos Guardiola faced those of General Nicolás Ángulo, in 1845 in the " Combate del Obrajuelo ", in [[San Miguel, El Salvador|San Miguel]], El Salvador.

In 1865 the first attempt was made to organize a [[Navy|Naval Force]] with its respective regulations; however, the cost of this service made it unsustainable; However, there were several attempts to reactivate the idea and one of them was carried out by Doctor [[Policarpo Bonilla]], who ordered the construction of the Tatumbla steamship in the Kiel shipyard, Germany on November 22, 1895, and then in 1896 respectively, General Manuel Bonilla had the 'Hornet built. While he administered Honduras, the Doctor and General Don [[Tiburcio Carías Andino|Tiburcio Carias Andino]] also ordered the construction of the steamers Búfalo and El Tigre. On January 1, 1881, the first Military Code of the Honduran army was issued, a legal instrument to govern its own organization.